Table of Contents

Wireless communications ..................................................................

417

Wireless LAN ...................................................................................

417

Bluetooth wireless technology.........................................................

418

Wireless communication switch ......................................................

418

Wireless communication indicator...................................................

419

LAN .......................................................................................................

419

LAN cable types ..............................................................................

420

Connecting LAN cable.....................................................................

420

Disconnecting LAN cable ................................................................

421

Using the microphones.......................................................................

421

Audio ...............................................................................................

422

Using the internal modem ..................................................................

425

Region selection ..............................................................................

425

Properties menu ..............................................................................

426

Connecting ......................................................................................

427

Disconnecting..................................................................................

427

Cleaning the computer .......................................................................

428

Moving the computer..........................................................................

428

Heat dispersal......................................................................................

429

Chapter 5 The Keyboard ..........................................................

51

Typewriter keys .....................................................................................

51

F1 … F12 function keys.........................................................................

52

Soft Keys: Alt Gr Key Combinations....................................................

52

The Euro symbol................................................................................

52

Soft keys: Fn key combinations ...........................................................

53

Emulating keys on enhanced keyboard.............................................

53

Hotkeys .............................................................................................

54

Fn Sticky key .....................................................................................

56

Windows special keys...........................................................................

57

Keypad overlay ......................................................................................

57

Turning on the overlays .....................................................................

57

Arrow mode .......................................................................................

57

Numeric mode ...................................................................................

58

Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on)...............................

58

Temporarily using overlay (overlay off) ..............................................

59

Temporarily changing modes ............................................................

59

Generating ASCII characters................................................................

59

Portégé M200

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